St. Matthew, Apostle & Evangelist (21 September): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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Discover the powerful story of Saint Matthew the Apostle — a despised publican turned faithful disciple of Christ. Once viewed as a betrayer by his people, Matthew abandoned wealth, power, and worldly status to follow Jesus. His conversion shows us the transformative mercy of God and the courage it takes to leave everything for Christ. In this detailed reflection, we explore: Why tax collectors (publicans) were hated among the Jews How Jesus called Matthew at his toll booth by the Sea of Galilee The depth of Matthew’s radical conversion and humility Why Matthew called himself “the Publican” in his own Gospel His role in writing the first Gospel and spreading the Word to distant nations His austere life, preaching, and eventual martyrdom The spiritual lessons his vocation offers us today ✨ Let the life of Saint Matthew the Evangelist inspire you to embrace humility, charity, and the courage to follow Christ without delay. 00:00 – Introduction 00:11 – Why Jews despised publicans 01:17 – The call of Saint Matthew 02:23 – The power of Christ’s grace 03:06 – Signs of true conversion 05:06 – Matthew’s humility in the Gospels 07:13 – His role as an Apostle 08:01 – His Gospel and writings 10:03 – His missionary journeys and martyrdom 11:06 – Symbolism of the Evangelists 12:44 – Lessons for us today https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/september/st-matthew-apostle-and-evangelist/ Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1 #SaintMatthew #Catholic #BibleStudy #Apostles #ChristianFaith #Saints #GospelOfMatthew #CatholicSaints #Conversion #FollowChrist 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758

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• Evangelism